Acquisition growth at engineering firm WSP Global delivers Q2 rise in revenue, profit

MONTREAL - WSP Global Inc. saw its second-quarter revenue and earnings climb as the company experienced strong acquisition growth. The Montreal-based engineering firm says its net earnings attributable to shareholders reached $279.4 million, up from $184.1 million in the same period a year earlier. WSP says its revenue climbed almost 15 per cent to $4.51 billion in the three months ended June 28. On an adjusted basis, its net earnings increased to $2.35 per share from $1.89 per share, beating analysts’ expectations of $2.27 per share, according to financial markets firm LSEG Data & Analytics. WSP's backlog jumped nearly 11 per cent from a year earlier to $16.3 billion. Its backlog increases were heftiest in the Nordics, Australia and New Zealand. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 7, 2025. Companies in this story: (TSX:WSP)